Why? It's held at night on the ice of Lake Superior, specifically on Chequamegon Bay. The course is marked out by more than a thousand luminaries. It's whatever a participant wants it to be.

For Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula, the maximum ice coverage begins between the end of February and early March. Here is more on the Great Lakes and ice coverage data. Historically ...

The lake was always known for its pristine waters, but in 2013 scientists published research on the lake’s clarity, revealing that, like pure water, it had a visibility of between 70 and 80 ...

Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet ...

In addition to his reporting for Raw Story, Matt has been a contributor at WIRED, VICE News, VICE News Tonight, The Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, and Playboy. He also contributes reports to NPR and ...

Travel along the shorelines of Lake Superior can be difficult at times so go slow. Snowfall is also looking to be high in some portions of Baraga and Marquette counties. As the snow dwindles ...

What could possess 4,000 skiers, snowshoers and hikers to traipse out on the ice of Lake Superior a few kilometers from shore — at night? Guided by candles? The answer is a good cause, or several of ...

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